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Law Day 2020 Event

Posted by: Donna Sokol

The Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association will present the Law Day 2020 program, “Social Movement Changing America: The Legacies of the 19th Amendment,” on Thursday, April 30, at 3:30 p.m. EST. This event will be presented as a digital program. Register via this ticketing site to view the event. After registration, you will …

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2020 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture to Feature U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch

Posted by: Donna Sokol

We hope you can join us for the 2020 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture! The Law Library of Congress and the Supreme Court Fellows Program will present a conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 3:30 p.m. in the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium in the Thomas …

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Save the Date: 2019 Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence

Posted by: Donna Sokol

Save the date on your calendars! The Law Library will present the Frederic R. and Molly S. Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence on Wednesday, December 4 at 5:00 p.m. Are you on our email list? Subscribe to Law Library News & Events today to ensure you get the notification when registration opens in November!

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Andrew Carnegie’s Vision of World Peace Continues 105 Years Later at the Library of Congress

Posted by: Donna Sokol

This is a guest post by Ashley Granby Wolf, an intern with the Law Library’s Office of External Relations.   On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, the Law Library of Congress and the Peace Palace Library in the Netherlands marked a historical moment in their nations’ long-standing diplomatic relationship. Law Librarian of Congress, Jane Sánchez, and …

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Law Day 2018 Event: Separation of Powers

Posted by: Donna Sokol

The Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress will co-sponsor the annual Law Day 2018 event on Tuesday, May 1 at 3:00 p.m. in Room LJ-119 of the Jefferson Building. Law Day, held annually on May 1, is a national day set aside to celebrate …

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2018 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture to Feature Justice Clarence Thomas

Posted by: Donna Sokol

The Law Library of Congress and the Supreme Court Fellows Program will present A Conversation with The Honorable Clarence Thomas on Thursday, February 15, at 3:30 p.m. in the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium. Tickets are free, but registration is required.  Please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-with-the-honorable-clarence-thomas-tickets-41455844547 Professor Gregory E. Maggs of George Washington University Law School will …

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The Santillana Codes

Posted by: Donna Sokol

This is a guest post by Hazel Ceron, external relations intern with the Law Library of Congress. On October 26th, the Law Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Friends of the Law Library of Congress, the Embassy of Tunisia, and the Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), hosted a book talk on The Santillana …

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Shylock Mock Appeal – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Donna Sokol

                            The Law Library staged a mock appeal for the Shakespearean character, Shylock, from the play, The Merchant of Venice.  A full re-cap of the mock trial (including video!) is forthcoming, but we wanted to quickly share with you a scene from …